Pemberville Leader records
Collection – Multiple Containers
Identifier: MS-0053
Collection Organization
The business records of the Pemberville Leader comprise correspondence, legal documents, and account books dating from 1889 until 1975. Correspondence and legal documents date from the 1950s into the 1960s with a few as recent as the 1970s. William M. Campbell was publisher, editor, and owner from 1945 until 1976.
The collection offers insights into the operation of a small town newspaper, its funding, competition, customer concerns, and the interest of its owner in acquiring other small local newspapers. This is especially reflected in the correspondence and in a written statement by William M. Campbell chronicling his own career and negotiations to purchase the Woodville News.
Letters to the Editor, 1948
File – Box 1
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- Creation: 1948
Letters to the Editor, 1956-1958
File – Box 1
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- Creation: 1956-1958
Letters to the Editor, 1959
File – Box 1
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- Creation: 1959
Letters to the Editor, 1961
File – Box 1
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- Creation: 1961
Letters to the Editor, Hoesman to Campbell, February 1, 1962
File – Box 1
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- Creation: February 1, 1962
Letter from Campbell to Owen and Owen, January 25, 1964
File – Box 1
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- Creation: January 25, 1964
Letters to the Editor, 1964-1965
File – Box 1
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- Creation: 1964-1965
Letters to the Editor, 1966
File – Box 1
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- Creation: 1966
Letters to the Editor, 1967-1975
File – Box 1
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- Creation: 1967-1975
Letters to the Editor, undated
File – Box 1
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- Creation: undated
"Negotiations to Purchase Woodville News", July 24, 1961
File – Box 1
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- Creation: July 24, 1961
Balance Sheet, April 9, 1959
File – Box 1
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- Creation: April 9, 1959
Annual Report of Profits, April 27, 1962
File – Box 1
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- Creation: April 27, 1962
Legal Documents: Option to Purchase Woodville News, May 19, 1959
File – Box 1
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- Creation: May 19, 1959
Legal Documents: Bill of Sale, Genoa Printing Company to Campbell, June 12, 1959
File – Box 1
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- Creation: June 12, 1959
Legal Documents: Contract and Cancellation, April 18, 1961
File – Box 1
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- Creation: April 18, 1961
Legal Documents: Lawsuit, Campbell versus Wood (Genoa Printing Company), 1961-1963
File – Box 1
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- Creation: 1961-1963
Account Book, 1889-1893
File – Box 2
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- Creation: 1889-1893
Account Book, April 1908-1915; November 1933 - October 1935
File – Box 2
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- Creation: April 1908-1915; November 1933 - October 1935
Account Book - Advertisers, January 1918 - December 1923
File – Box 2
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- Creation: January 1918 - December 1923
Account Book - Politicians and Others, May 1934 - September 1963 (scattered)
File – Box 2
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- Creation: May 1934 - September 1963 (scattered)
Account Book - Daily Record, November 1963 - December 1966
File – Box 2
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- Creation: November 1963 - December 1966
Account Book, undated
File – Box 2
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- Creation: undated
Job Book (Printing Record), July 1900 - August 1909
File – Box 2
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- Creation: July 1900 - August 1909
Job Book (With Some Expenses), March - August 1908
File – Box 2
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- Creation: March - August 1908
Job Book, September 1909 - December 1915
File – Box 3
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- Creation: September 1909 - December 1915
Job Book, January 1916 - December 1923
File – Box 3
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- Creation: January 1916 - December 1923
Job Book (Includes Parking Violations), 1941; 1962
File – Box 3
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- Creation: 1941; 1962
Job Book Index (Contacts by Location), undated (circa 1890)
File – Box 3
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- Creation: undated (circa 1890)
Subscribers and Paid Subscriptions, January 1918 - March 1923
File – Box 3
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- Creation: January 1918 - March 1923
Check/Voucher Register, November 1911 - June 1921
File – Box 3
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- Creation: November 1911 - June 1921
Check/Voucher Register, June 1921 - January 1935
File – Box 3
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- Creation: June 1921 - January 1935
Sample Checks and Stubs, February 1929 - April 1938 (scattered)
File – Box 3
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- Creation: February 1929 - April 1938 (scattered)